Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery

The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB),^[1] originally developed at the University of Cambridge in the 1980s but now provided in a commercial capacity by Cambridge Cognition, is a computer-based cognitive assessment system consisting of a battery of neuropsychological tests, administered to subjects using a touch screen computer. The CANTAB tests were co-invented by Professor Trevor Robbins and Professor Barbara Sahakian.^[2][3][4] The 25 tests in CANTAB examine various areas of cognitive function,^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]} including:

• general memory and learning,
• working memory and executive function,
• visual memory,
• attention and reaction time (RT),
• semantic/verbal memory,
• decision making and response control.

Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
Purpose	cognitive assessment

The CANTAB combines the accuracy and rigour of computerised psychological testing whilst retaining the wide range of ability measures demanded of a neuropsychological battery. It is suitable for young^[13] and old^[14] subjects, and aims to be culture and language independent through the use of non-verbal stimuli in the majority of the tests.

The CANTAB PAL touchscreen test, which assesses visual memory and new learning, was included in a REF submission at the University of Cambridge. This submission (which included research from across the university unrelated to CANTAB PAL) received a 4* grade from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. ^{[citation needed]} CANTAB and CANTAB PAL were highlighted in the Medical Schools Council ‘Health of the Nation’ 2015 publication.^[15]

See also

• Cognitive test
• Computer-based assessment